Diana Wynne Jones

It was very boring. Perhaps it was his job to be boring, Vivian thought, in which case he was very good at his job.

To love someone enough to let them go, you had to let them go forever or you did not love them that much.

Pretending was like that. Things seemed to make themselves up, once you got going.

"Happiness isn't a thing. You can't go out and get it like a cup of tea. It's the way you feel about things."